Lead Software Engineer - Java/Microservices/React

Worky; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health care coverage

On-site health and wellness centers

A retirement savings plan

Backup childcare

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Financial coaching

Job summary

JPMorganChase within Corporate Technology is seeking a Lead Software Engineer - Java/Microservices/React to join an agile team responsible for building secure, scalable market-leading technology products.

You will drive design, development, testing, and operational stability across multiple business functions, adopting AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, delivery speed, and reliability. Strong cloud-native experience and financial services knowledge are highly valued.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience
• Experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operations
• Strong Java, React, and microservices capabilities
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools and secure coding practices
• Understanding of AI/ML in engineering workflows and data sensitivity
• Full SDLC proficiency
• Knowledge of CI/CD, resiliency, and security in agile environments
• Experience with financial services IT systems and cloud-native technologies

Responsibilities

• Develop secure, high-quality production code and perform code reviews
• Lead enterprise AI-assisted development practices to improve quality and delivery speed
• Apply SDLC tools to automate and improve engineering value
• Identify and automate recurring issues to boost stability of applications
• Lead architecture and design evaluation sessions with external vendors and internal teams
• Support agile practices and continuous improvement in the team

Skills

Java

React

Microservices

API

Spring Boot

Kafka

MongoDB

AI-assisted tooling

CI/CD

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

Splunk

Dynatrace

Grafana

Job description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Lead Software Engineer - Java/Microservices/React at JPMorganChase within the Corporate Technology team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Job responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or breakdown technical problems
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Hands‑on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s) including Java, React, Microservices, API, Springboot, Kafka, MongoDB etc.
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Practical cloud native experience

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience managing projects end-to-end, from requirements scoping to successful launch.
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Experience with artificial intelligence and machine learning tools and framework in development.
• Observability and production management tools (ex. Splunk / Dynatrace / Grafana)

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

• comprehensive health care coverage
• on-site health and wellness centers
• a retirement savings plan
• backup childcare
• tuition reimbursement
• mental health support
• financial coaching

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.